#4
rights are not absolute.

which of the following examples would support this statement? select all that apply.
a. a citizen criticizes public policy.
b. a man yells “bomb! ” at an airport.
c. a principal censors a student’s article.
d. protestors demonstrate on private property.
#5
in school district of abington township, pennsylvania v. schempp (1963), the supreme court ruled that a law requiring bible readings in public schools violated which clause of the constitution?
a. free exercise clause
b. due process clause
c. establishment clause
d. privileges and immunities clause
#6
but freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. that would be a mere shadow of freedom. the test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order. . if there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein.
–west virginia board of education v. barnette, 1943
use the excerpt to answer the question.
what statement best expresses what the court is saying about freedom of expression?
a. freedom of expression must first pass a test based on political and religious standards before it is acceptable.
b. freedom of expression means that people cannot be required to say or believe in specific political or religious ideas.
c. freedom of expression is fine as long as the ideas being expressed deal with personal opinions rather than important topics.
d. freedom of expression needs to take into account the political and religious beliefs of others so that it is not offensive.
#7
congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. .
–first amendment
which statement best explains the meaning of the guarantees provided in this excerpt from the first amendment?
a. criminal laws and moral public standards do not apply to people who are acting according to their religious beliefs.
b. governments at all levels in the united states are not allowed to pass laws that aid or encourage particular churches or religion.
c. each person is free to believe as he or she wishes in religious matters, and government cannot favor any one religion.
d. due to separation of church and state, the federal government cannot promote religion or protect religious rights.
#8
the first amendment protects which of the following examples? select all that apply.
a. a blogger criticizes the president’s nuclear treaty with iran.
b. protesters carry signs to a military funeral that read “ god for dead soldiers."
c. a young man burns his draft card during the vietnam war.
d. a student gives a speech full of sexual references in school.